In this episode, we get serious… or at least our version of serious.

We dive into multi-billion-dollar funds, cities panicking because their tax base depends on half-empty office towers, and Chicago proudly celebrating a glorious +12% office visit recovery (which is basically still zero, but hey, progress).

Meanwhile, AI becomes the perfect excuse to fire people (“don’t know how to use ChatGPT? You’re out”) while also being the shiny toy giants pass around like trading cards—except the cards are worth billions. 

And of course, the Quantum section reminds us that while we’re still arguing here, China and the BRICS are busy building futuristic city clusters like it’s no big deal.

We cover today’s biggest trends (and distractions):
🏢 Rhythm Capital buys Paramount for $1.6B — because CRE is nothing if not dramatic.
💸 Cities losing billions in tax revenue — can CRE really be the fiscal hero, or is it the villain in a tailored suit?
🤖 AI round-tripping billions between Microsoft, Nvidia, and friends like it’s Monopoly money.
⚡ Data centers are eating up more power than small countries, with Texas leading the charge.
👩‍💻 Accenture firing people for not using AI — “Sorry, you didn’t prompt fast enough.”
🌍 BRICS push quantum smart cities while the U.S. argues about whether cities are even good.
🗑️ Albania’s Prime Minister dodges flying garbage in parliament.
🌊 Baywatch reboot is coming — because apparently we needed that.
👕 Wives roast podcast outfits and random closet T-shirts steal the show.

An episode packed with CRE, AI, quantum… and, yes, red swimsuits.

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